september equinox
meditation & Discourse
Preparing for the changing seasons
with Nana Enyo Takyiampon
Tuesday, September 22
4:30 PM PT | 7:30 pm ET | 11:30 PM GMT
SANCTUARY - STILLNESS - RESTORATION - BALANCE
A MA’AT EXCHANGE COMMUNITY OFFERING
We honor all those who continue to gather with us for these healing sessions —
The Equinox marks a rare moment of balance in the natural world — when day and night stand in equal measure. The Ancients recognized this point in the cosmic cycle as a time to pause, reflect, and recalibrate.
This gathering is offered in that same spirit: a sacred space of stillness, restoration, and inner alignment.
A Moment to Step Out of the Noise
This is a simple invitation to pause.
To step away from the constant stimulation, the demands, the background hum of the world — and rest in stillness for a moment.
This meditation gathering offers a quiet space to breathe, soften, and settle.
There is nothing to fix, achieve, or analyze.
Nothing to do. Just a place to be.
This is a simple invitation to pause.
Guidance from Nana Enyo
After we settle into stillness, Nana Enyo will share guidance on how to prepare for the changing season — what to release, what to tend, and how to move with the shift rather than against it.
Who This Space Is For
This circle is for you if:
✦ You feel the shift in your body before you see it on the calendar: your sleep changing, your energy dipping, a pull to slow down.
✦ You’ve been moving at the pace of the last season and sense it’s time to recalibrate.
✦ You’re carrying something you’re ready to set down before the season turns.
✦ You want to enter the months ahead with intention rather than by default.
✦ You’re looking for community: a circle to sit with, not just another event to attend.
Whether you’ve sat with us many times or this is your first circle, there is a place for you here. No meditation experience is needed. Come as you are.
What We’ll Do Together
During our 60–75 minute guided meditation, we will gently enter a space of quiet awareness and reflection.
✦ Opening invocation with Nana Enyo
✦ Guided meditation through light and shadow
✦ Holding the equinox moment together
✦ Discourse: Nana Enyo’s guidance on preparing for the changing season
✦ The Feather Reflection: what is heavy, what is light
✦ Setting one intention for the season ahead
An Invitation
Breathe.
Pause.
Rest.
Let this be a sanctuary — a moment to step out of the noise and return to yourself.
“How good it is to center down! To sit quietly and see one’s self pass by!”
— Howard Thurman
We honor the principles and Energy of MA'AT as we strive and are inspired to continue providing offerings to our community
Nana Enyo Takyiampong
Nana Enyo Takyiampon is an Okomfo, or priest, who was trained at the Nana Akonnedi Shrine in Larteh, Ghana. She began her training in 1973 as a result of her quest to rediscover how her African Ancestors honored and worshiped God before they were converted to Christianity during enslavement.
Nana Enyo was introduced to Nana Yaw Opare Dinizulu of Queens, New York. Nana Dinizulu brought Queen Mother Nana Okomfohene Akua Oparebeah to New York in 1971, and she initiated the first generation of African-Americans into Akom; Nana Oparebeah was introduced to the Washington, DC area by Nana Enyo's family, and Nana Enyo began her training then. Nana Enyo completed her training at Larteh, Ghana, in 1976 and immediately returned to Washington, DC, to officially serve as an Okomfo. She continues to serve the community by providing readings, spiritual counseling, and training for new Okomfo.
Nana Enyo is now the Okomfohemaa, or Queen Mother, for Nana Esi Ketewaa, the mother spirit of the Nana Akonnedi Shrine. NanaEsi Ketawaa is the communicator between the living and the ancestors..
Nana Enyo is also a mother of 4 children and has 8 grandchildren. She still resides in Washington.